14.06.22 Ordinary Time 9A English

Song:  Praise to God, the world’s creator (Jan Berry / NETTLETON, Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music)*

Call to Worship
Song:  Christ comes to us as one unheard (J. Marshall / EM)
Prayer of Confession:  Shared blessings
Song of Praise:  Amen siakudumisa (Xhosa)*

Prayer of the Day

Preparation Song:  Tora orah (Willard F. Jabusch / Israeli)

Reading from the Early Church:  Hebrews 11:1-3, 6

Sermon:  Fear or faith (Rev. Catherine Hughes)
Hymn:  My hope is built on nothing less (Edward Mote / SOLID ROCK, William B. Bradbury)
Affirmation:  Love in action

Prayer Song:  Pray through me, Christ (David McNeish)*
Silent Meditation
Prayers of the People
Announcements

Offerings (regular and food)

Song:  Spirit, I have heard you calling (Thew Elliott)**

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Songs:  How firm a foundation (Anonymous / FOUNDATION, U.S.)

Enviado soy de Dios (Cuba)

*seasonal for Ordinary Time/June

Forces:
Soprano
Tenor/Guitar

Tenor/Bass Guitar

Drums

June 22, 2014

9^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Please stand, all who are able.

Song

1.  Praise to God, the world’s creator,

source of life and growth and breath,

cradling in her arms her children,

holding them from birth to death.

In our bodies, in our living,

strength and truth of all we do,

God is present, working with us,

making us creators too.

2.  Praise to God our saving wisdom,

meeting us with love and grace,

helping us to grow in wholeness,

giving freedom, room and space.

In our hurting, in our risking,

in the thoughts we dare not name,

God is present, growing with us,

healing us from sin and shame.

3.  Praise to God, Spirit in us,

prompting hidden depths of prayer,

firing us to long for justice,

reaching out with tender care.

In our searching, in our loving,

in our struggles to be free,

God is present, living in us,

pointing us to what shall be.

Call to Worship

One:  Wonderful are you, God of creation, without whom nothing draws breath.

Wonderful are you, Christ Jesus, without whom our world stays in the dark.

Wonderful are you, Spirit-Friend, without whom our worship remains formal.

All:  We trust you, we love you, we yearn for more of you; we praise you for your holiness,

beauty and inexhaustible love.

Amen!

Please be seated

Song

1.  Christ comes to us as one unheard

in silences profound,

or marvels of a symphony,

sublimity of sound.

2.  Christ comes to us as one unseen

in beauties of the earth;

a seagull's flight, a sunset sky,

the miracle of birth.

3.  Christ comes to us as one unknown

to share our joys, our pain;

that presence felt, the gift of grace

our peace and hope sustain.

4.  Christ comes to us at every hour

when strength and faith are weak;

the smiles of friends, encircling arms,

of reassurance speak.

5.  Christ comes in unexpected ways,

surprising us with joy,

reminding that the light of love

no darkness can destroy.

6.  Teach us, O Christ, to recognize

your spirit everywhere;

make us aware, responsive, keen,

your love for all to share.

Prayer of Confession:  Shared blessings

NOT ON PPT

One:  Let us pray.

One:  Your generosity is extravagant, Jesus;

your grace and mercy so freely given,

your love and presence so readily available,

your Spirit and strength so reliable.

All:  We are so grateful for all of these blessings that we enjoy,

and for the goodness they bring into our lives;

we praise you for your always coming Kingdom,

and the abundant life it offers.

One:  But, Jesus, we are also fearful,

that your gifts may not be enough,

that things may change

and we may find ourselves in need,

and so we hoard your goodness,

and separate ourselves from others;

All:  Forgive us for our little faith,

and our selfish grasping;

forgive us for our failure to understand

that your blessings are always meant to be shared;

teach us to stay always awake to your coming,

and always ready to invite others in

to the blessings you so freely share with us.

—silent reflection—

One:  In Jesus’ Name

All:  Amen.

Please stand, all who are able.

Song of Praise

Cantor:  Masithi!

All:  //Amen, we praise your name, O God!//

Amen, amen.  Amen, amen.

Amen, we praise your name, O God.

Cantor:  Masithi!

All:  //Amen, siakudumisa!//

Amen, bawo.  Amen, bawo.

Amen, siakudumisa!

Cantor:  Masithi!

All:  //Amen, we praise your name, O God!//

Amen, amen.  Amen, amen.

Amen, we praise your name, O God.

Prayer

NOT ON PPT

God of justice,
your word is light and truth.
Let your face shine on us to restore us,
that we may walk in your way,
seeking justice and doing good. Amen.

Please be seated

Preparation Song

Open your ears, o faithful people,

open your ears and hear God’s word.

Open your hearts, o royal priesthood,

God has come to you.

//God has spoken, God has spoken, Hallelujah!

And God’s words are words of wisdom.  Hallelujah!//

They who have ears to hear the message,

they who have ears, then let them hear.

They who would learn the way of wisdom,

let them hear God’s word.

//God has spoken, God has spoken, Hallelujah!

And God’s words are words of wisdom.  Hallelujah!//

Reading from the Early Church

Hebrews 11:1-3, 6

NOT ON PPT

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Reader:  Hear what the Spirit is saying to you today.

All:  Thanks be to God!

Please be seated

Sermon

Fear or Faith

Please stand, all who are able.

Hymn

My hope is built on nothing less

than Jesus’ love and righteousness;

I dare not trust this earthly frame,

but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

all other ground is sinking sand,

all other ground is sinking sand.

When shadows veil my Savior’s face,

I rest upon unchanging grace;

in every high and stormy gale,

my anchor holds within the veil.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

all other ground is sinking sand,

all other ground is sinking sand.

Christ’s oath and covenant and blood

support me in the rising flood;

when all around my soul gives way,

Christ then is all my hope and stay.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

all other ground is sinking sand,

all other ground is sinking sand.

When Christ shall come with trumpet sound,

oh, may I then in Love be found,

dressed in God’s righteousness alone,

faultless to stand before the throne.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;

all other ground is sinking sand,

all other ground is sinking sand.

Affirmation:  Love in action

One:  Your love, O God,

is an active love:

All:  engaged,

involved,

immersed.

One:  Your love, O God,

is seen in what you do, not just in what you say:

All:  in the blessing of children,

in the meals with outcasts,

in the touching of the untouchable,

in your presence,

and your self-giving,

in your opening of the way to life

to all who will come;

One:  And your love, O God,

is expressed through people like us:

All:  as we share our wealth in simplicity and generosity;

as we share wholeness in care and healing

of the sick and broken;

as we share hospitality by being truly present

to the lonely, the imprisoned and the marginalised;

as we share peace in kindness, listening and acceptance

with those who challenge us, confront us and threaten us.

One:  As you have loved us in incarnate action, O God,

may we learn to be little incarnations

through whom your love is expressed and experienced

in action.

All:  Amen.

Please be seated

Prayer Song

///Pray through me Christ that we may be one.

Pray through me Christ until your work is done.///

Silent Meditation

Prayers of the People

News of the People

Not on ppt:

Welcome cards

Service concludes with bilingual celebration

6/22 Youth BBQ

6/22 Healthy Eating on a Budget workshop

6/23 & 25 Restorative Yoga workshop

6/28 Men’s gathering

Offerings

(regular and food)

Song

Spirit, I have heard you calling (Thew Elliott)

Sung by Tony De La Rosa and the Rosettes

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Please stand, all who are able.

Song

How firm a foundation for you has been laid,

by God in the Word, in the sacrifice paid!

What more can God say than to you has been said,

to you, who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

“Fear not, I am with you, oh, be not dismayed,

for I am your God, I will still give you aid;

I’ll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand

upheld by my gracious, omnipotent hand.”

“When through the deep waters I call you to go,

the rivers of woe shall not over you flow;

for I will be with you, your troubles to bless,

delivering you from your deepest distress.”

“When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,

my grace all-sufficient shall be your supply;

the flame shall not hurt you; for I have designed

your soul to make pure just as gold is refined.”

“The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,

I will not, I will not desert to its foes;

that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,

I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”

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Sent out in Jesus' name, our hands are ready now

to make the earth the place in which the kingdom comes.

Sent out in Jesus' name, our hands are ready now

to make the earth the place in which the kingdom comes.

The angels cannot change a world of hurt and pain

into a world of love, of justice and of peace.

The task is ours to do, to set it really free.

O help us to obey and carry out your will.